Buttonhole for wearing-apparel.



C. W. T. DAVIES.

BUTTONHOLE FOR WEARING APPAREL. APPLICATION FILED MAY 5, 1911. RENEWEDMAY 7. 1915.

1,147,485. Patented July 20, 1915..

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CHARLES W. T. DAVIES, 'or'nnw YORK, 11. Y.

BUTTONI-IOLE FOR wEARI NG- PrARnL.

7 Specification of Letters Patent. Patented J 111y220, 1 915.. I

Application filed. May 5, 1911, Serial No. 625,381. Renewed May 7, 1915;Serial No.26,658.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that 1, CHARLES W. T

DAVIES, a subject of the King of Great Britain, residin at New York,county of New York, and tate of New York, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Buttonholes for Wearing-Apparel, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to closed buttonholes for articles of wearingapparel.

The present invention has for its object the provision of a closedbuttonhole guarded by a locking member of novelv arrangement andconstruction for use on any article of wearing apparel where it isdesired to button together different parts, its purpose being to confinethe bar, link, shank, or shaft of a stud or button, after penetration ofits enlarged head, to a restricted space and, to provide, when thematerial of the article is of a stiff nature, alarger buttonhole thanusual for the easy entry of an enlarged head, with subsequent retentionof said locking member in place when in operative position.

The invention may be applied to various articles of wearing apparel andvariously formed, but is particularly adapted for use on cuifs, althoughI do not wish to be understood as restricting its use to any particulararticle of apparel.

The invention may be carried out in various ways, in all cases throughthe agency of a movable tab which, however secured to the article,integrally or otherwise, is separate and free from the closedbuttonhole, but so fixedly and flexibly positioned in relation to thesame that it is adapted in a variety of ways to lock the stud within aprescribed portion of the closed buttonhole, and be retained in suchlocking position by means of cooperation with a receptacle or retainingdevice on the article of wearing apparel itself.

In carrying out the invention, the buttonhole is of the closed type, andthe locking tab associated therewith is disposed in overlying relationto the article and extends from one edge of the buttonhole to and beyondan opposite edge thereof and defines a constricted but open portion ofsaid buttonhole, confines the stud therein and further retains itsclosed position by cooperation with a receptacle or retaining device onthe article of wearing apparel itself.

One embodiment of the invention is shown in the accompanying drawingwhich illustrates the invention applied to a'portion of an article ofwearing apparel.

A portion of the article of' wearing apparel is shown at 1 and has abuttonhole 33. At one margin intermediate the ends of the buttonhole 33,a single flap or tab 34 is attached to the article of apparel 1. The tabor flap may fold across the buttonhole or be tucked into it, as shown bydotted lines, to provide at one or both ends of the buttonhole aconstricted part thereof for engagement with the link of the stud orbutton. Close below the main buttonhole is shown a smaller buttonhole 33for receiving the tip of the tab and disposing of its end, thisaccommodation serving to enhance the looking action of the twocooperating parts. Any other modification, such as a pocket, loop, oreven stitching would serve the pur pose of the buttonhole 33 so long asthe locking member is free for manipulation on either side of the jawsof the buttonhole.

The flap or tab34 guards the buttonhole and constricts it so that theshank of the link, stud, fastener or button is confined to a constrictedportion of the buttonhole. The length of the buttonhole, however,permits the head of the stud, button, or fastener to be readily passedtherethrough before the flap or tab 34 is positioned in overlyingrelation to the buttonhole, but after the stud, fastener, or button hasbeen passed through the buttonhole, the tab or flap 34 is then arranged,as set forth, to hold the shank of the stud or fastener in a constrictedportion of the buttonhole.

The tab or flap may be made as wide as, wider, or narrower than thebuttonhole it overlaps, achieving its locking purpose,

when broader, between the article of apparel and the enlarged head ofthe stud or fastener; when narrower, bybeing held between the opposingedges of the buttonhole, or, in either case, by a further retainingmember on the article of apparel itself such as I have shown at 33, orits equivalent The locking member is always secured at a' point adaptingit to overlap the buttonhole in which the stud, button, or fastener isheld,

except at that point where'the shank thereof protrudes.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Let-- ters Patent, is:

An article of apparel provided with a buttonhole having a completecontinuous signature in presence of tWo Witnesses.

CHARLES W. T. DAVIES.

margin, in combination With a movable flap carried by said article, saidflap being disposed in overlying relation to said article of apparel andextending from one edge to and beyond an opposite edge of saidbuttonhole so as to define a constricted portion of the buttonhole openfor the retention of a shank therein, and means on the article itself,in-

Witnesses:

WM. G. COPELAND, KEITH M. READ.

Copies of this patent may be obtained. for five cents each, byaddressing the Commissioner of ratents, Washington, D. G.

